The Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced on Wednesday (6) that it has approved an amount of R$ 29.7 million to support two projects by the Bosch group, focused on research and development of technological solutions. The first aims to create a technology that adapts heavy vehicle engines so that they can operate with a mixture of diesel and ethanol, without compromising their performance. According to Bosch, the expectation is that this technology will replace an average of 35% of diesel consumption with ethanol in heavy vehicles, with peaks of up to 60%. In addition to serving the domestic market, the technology could also be exported to countries with high production and availability of ethanol, such as India and the United States. The financing will be provided by resources from the BNDES Mais Inovação line. The development of the new engine will be conducted by Bosch Soluções Integradas Brasil, a company of the group founded in 2015, headquartered in Campinas (SP), which focuses on creating technological and digital solutions, accelerating new businesses in areas considered strategic. The second front involves customized digital solutions, on demand. These are projects that seek to meet specific needs within the Bosch Group itself, as well as those of external clients. One of them is the development of the Cortex Hub platform, which will bring together tools to create, customize, and manage intelligent assistants. Another initiative involves updates to the DriveB software, which connects fleet managers, drivers, and workshops, and provides greater efficiency in managing vehicle fleet maintenance.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.